A Texas father is suing his son’s alleged bully and their parents, which is the first lawsuit filed under a 2017 Texas legislation aimed at curbing bullying. Derek Rothschild, whose son is referred to as simply D.R. in the lawsuit, said his middle school-aged son was ridiculed after a group of students voted him “most likely to shoot up the school.”"His friends had been joking around because they knew it wasn't serious," Rothschild told KVUE. "And he joked along with them, which then got him pulled from school, placed in school suspension. Everything cascaded from there." The school allegedly went through D.R.’s backpack and locker as well. Attorney Justin Nichols said he was punished as much, “if not more than the very people who started the rumors in the first place.” With David’s Law, school districts are mandated to address cyber bullying and investigate claims of bullying outside of school grounds. Rothschild is not only seeking an injunction against the purported bully and their family, but he is also claiming the district failed to investigate the situation properly or offer resources or counseling services for the students affected. "The only message I want to send is that the school needs to do the right thing and treat kids the right way. I felt that the school was out to protect the school and not out to protect the children. There's a real opportunity to change and do things better," Rothschild said in an interview reported by KVUE.A district spokesperson sent a statement to KVUE. "The district's administrators acted appropriately to investigate the situation and took appropriate actions to address it. The district made it clear at the beginning of the school year that all threats against schools would be subject to disciplinary action."

A Texas father is suing his son’s alleged bully and their parents, which is the first lawsuit filed under a 2017 Texas legislation aimed at curbing bullying.

Derek Rothschild, whose son is referred to as simply D.R. in the lawsuit, said his middle school-aged son was ridiculed after a group of students voted him “most likely to shoot up the school.”

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"His friends had been joking around because they knew it wasn't serious," Rothschild told KVUE. "And he joked along with them, which then got him pulled from school, placed in school suspension. Everything cascaded from there."

The school allegedly went through D.R.’s backpack and locker as well. Attorney Justin Nichols said he was punished as much, “if not more than the very people who started the rumors in the first place.”

With David’s Law, school districts are mandated to address cyber bullying and investigate claims of bullying outside of school grounds.

Rothschild is not only seeking an injunction against the purported bully and their family, but he is also claiming the district failed to investigate the situation properly or offer resources or counseling services for the students affected.

"The only message I want to send is that the school needs to do the right thing and treat kids the right way. I felt that the school was out to protect the school and not out to protect the children. There's a real opportunity to change and do things better," Rothschild said in an interview reported by KVUE.

"The district's administrators acted appropriately to investigate the situation and took appropriate actions to address it. The district made it clear at the beginning of the school year that all threats against schools would be subject to disciplinary action."